Household spending in Queensland has slowed from the nation-leading highs of earlier this year.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows a lift of 0.5 percent in June for the Sunshine State, after a 2.1 percent jump in April, where it and Western Australia (0.4 percent) were the only places to see positive figures.
The May figures revealed a 1.1 percent jump, in line with many other states, as household spending rebounded across the country.
The June figures sees Queensland falling behind most other states and territories with the Northern Territory (1.3 percent), New South Wales (1.1 percent), Tasmania (0.8 percent) and the ACT (0.6 percent) performing better.
ABS Head of Business Statistics Robert Ewing said, nationally, household spending rose 0.5 percent in June.
Mr Ewing said this followed a one percent rise in May and a flat result in April.
“People buying more goods drove the overall rise in household spending in June,” he said.
“Goods spending rose 1.3 per cent as households spent more on food, new vehicles, and electronics.”
Mr Ewing said spending on services fell by 0.5 percent, after two months of growth.
He said six of the nine spending categories rose in June, led by Furnishings and household equipment (+2 percent), Clothing and Footwear (+1.6 percent), and Food (+1.5 percent).
“Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (-2.4 percent), Hotels, cafes and restaurants (-0.8 percent), and Health (-0.3 percent) were the only categories that fell.”
